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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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