MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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