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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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