MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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