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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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