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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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