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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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