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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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