MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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