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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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