MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important 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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