MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major 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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