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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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