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
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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