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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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