MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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