MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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