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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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