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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key 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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