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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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