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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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