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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also studies the
most important 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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