MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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