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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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