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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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