MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
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