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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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