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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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