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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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