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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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