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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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