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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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