MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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