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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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