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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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