MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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