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
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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