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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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