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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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