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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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