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
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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