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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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