MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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