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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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