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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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