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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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