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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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