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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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