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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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