MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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