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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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