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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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