MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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