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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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