MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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