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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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