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
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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