MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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