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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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