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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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