MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
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 rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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