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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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