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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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