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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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