MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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