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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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