MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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