MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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