MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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