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
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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