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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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