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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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