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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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