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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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