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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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