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
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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