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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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