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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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