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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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