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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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