MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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