MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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