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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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