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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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