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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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