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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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