MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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