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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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