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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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