MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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