MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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