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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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