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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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