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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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