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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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