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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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