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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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