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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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