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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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