MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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