MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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