MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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