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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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