MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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