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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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