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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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