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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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