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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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