MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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