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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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