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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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