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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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