MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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