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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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