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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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