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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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