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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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