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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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