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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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