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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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