MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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