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 is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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