MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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