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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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