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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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