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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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