MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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