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 is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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