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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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