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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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