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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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