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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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