MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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