MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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