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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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