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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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