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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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