MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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