MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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