MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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