MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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