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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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