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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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