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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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