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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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