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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
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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