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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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