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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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