MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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