MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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