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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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