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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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