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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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