MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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