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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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