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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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