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.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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