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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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