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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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