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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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