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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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