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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important 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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