MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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