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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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