MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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