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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need 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 subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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