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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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