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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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