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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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