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
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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