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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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