MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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