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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
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