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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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