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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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