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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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