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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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