MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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