MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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