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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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