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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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