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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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