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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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