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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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