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.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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