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
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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