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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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