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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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