MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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