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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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