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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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