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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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