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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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