MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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