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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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