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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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