MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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