MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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