MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 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
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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