MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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