MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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