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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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