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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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