MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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