MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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