MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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