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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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