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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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