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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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