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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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