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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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