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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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