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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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