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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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