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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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