MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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