MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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