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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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