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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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