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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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