MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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