MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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