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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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