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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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