MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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