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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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