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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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