MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major 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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