MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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