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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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