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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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