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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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