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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major 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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