MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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