MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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