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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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