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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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