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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting 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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