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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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