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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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