MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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