MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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