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
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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