MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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