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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews 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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