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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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