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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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