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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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