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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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