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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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