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 impressive new 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.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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