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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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