MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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