MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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