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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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