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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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