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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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