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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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