MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
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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