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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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