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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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