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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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