MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews 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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