MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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