MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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