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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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