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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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