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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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