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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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