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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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