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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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