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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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