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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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