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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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