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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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