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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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