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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business 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 educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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