MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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