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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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