MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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