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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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