MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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