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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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