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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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