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
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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