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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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