MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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