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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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