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
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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