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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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