MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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