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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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