MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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