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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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