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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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