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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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