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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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