MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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