MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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