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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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