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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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