MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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