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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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