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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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