MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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