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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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