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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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