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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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