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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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