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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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