MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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