MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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