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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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