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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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