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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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