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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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