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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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