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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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