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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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