MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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