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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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