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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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