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
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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