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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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