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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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