MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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