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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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