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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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