MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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