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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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