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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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