MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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