MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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