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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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