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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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