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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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