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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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