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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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