MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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