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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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