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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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