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
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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