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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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