MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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