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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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