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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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