MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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