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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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