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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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