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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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