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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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