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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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