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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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