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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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