MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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