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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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