MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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