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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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