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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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