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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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