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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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