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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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