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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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