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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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