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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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