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
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses 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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