MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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