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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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