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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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