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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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