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
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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