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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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