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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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