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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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