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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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