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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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