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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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