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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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