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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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