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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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