MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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