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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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