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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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