MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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