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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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