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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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