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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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