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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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