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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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