MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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