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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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