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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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