MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 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
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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