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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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