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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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