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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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