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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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