MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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