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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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