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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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