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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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