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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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