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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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