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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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