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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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