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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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