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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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