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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the 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
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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