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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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