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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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