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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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