MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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