MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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