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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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