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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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