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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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