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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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