MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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