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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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