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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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