MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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