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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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