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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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