MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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