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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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