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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important 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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