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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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