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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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