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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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