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
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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