MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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