MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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