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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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