MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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