MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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