MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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