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 Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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