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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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