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
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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