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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
key 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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