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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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