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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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