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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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