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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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