MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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