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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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