MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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