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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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