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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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