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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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