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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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