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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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