MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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