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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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