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
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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