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
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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