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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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