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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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