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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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