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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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