MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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