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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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