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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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