MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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