MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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