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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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