MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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