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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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