MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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