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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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