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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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