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
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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