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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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