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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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