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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online 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 stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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