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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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