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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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