MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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