MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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