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 thought-provoking 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
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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