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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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