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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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