MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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