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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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