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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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