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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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