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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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