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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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