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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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