MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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