MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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