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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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