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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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