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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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