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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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