MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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