MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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