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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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