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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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