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
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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