MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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