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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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