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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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