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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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