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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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