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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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