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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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