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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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