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
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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