MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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