MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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