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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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